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Here We Go Again: Republican Senator Introduces Amendment to Extend Pay Freeze Through 2013
The latest chapter in the ongoing negotiations over the Senate Surface Transportation Bill has opened, and the story being told is one that we’ve heard time and time again. Late last week, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced an amendment to the massive piece of legislation extending the federal pay freeze for an additional year. According to a recent article from Government Executive Magazine, the money saved by freezing your pay would be used to pay for oil and gas exploration, among other energy provisions. Were this amendment to become law, federal workers would not see another pay adjustment until 2014.
News Item  ·  National Federation of Federal Employees  ·  Mar 12, 2012

Show Your Union Pride; Visit the NFFE Online Store!
NFFE’s online store provides a huge selection of custom NFFE promotional items for members. Stocked with everything from t-shirts and hoodies to coffee mugs and laptop cases, the NFFE store has everything you need to show your NFFE pride in the workplace and beyond. All of these items are 100% American-made, and the vast majority of items offered are union made. Members can access the online store at www.gdarter.com/nffe, or simply go to the NFFE website and click the button on the main page titled “NFFE Store.”All items in the online store are reasonably priced, and come in a wide variety of colors and sizes. To add your local number under the NFFE symbol on a shirt or other item is just $1 extra.
News Item  ·  National Federation of Federal Employees  ·  Mar 12, 2012

Amendment “Easing Workers into Retirement” Approved in Senate
Thursday, the Senate passed an amendment to allow federal workers nearing retirement to move to part-time schedules as their retirement date nears. The proposal allows employees to continue their normal jobs (with reduced hours) in addition to mentoring younger employees as they prepare to take over upon their retirement. Affected workers would be eligible to receive a partial annuity as well as credit toward their retirement working in the new role. This new policy could provide a great benefit to aging workers interested in phasing-in their retirement over a longer period, rather than dropping out of the workforce abruptly as they do today.
News Item  ·  National Federation of Federal Employees  ·  Mar 9, 2012

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Press Releases

NFFE to Congress: Don't Sell Out New Federal Hires on Retirement Benefits
"NFFE is adamantly opposed to placing any additional costs on federal employees, who have already sacrificed billions to address our nation’s budget deficit. Under the current two-year pay freeze, federal employees and their families are making the hard choices they need to to help their country heal from the great recession. They have endured the freeze and done their jobs without complaint, because they believed that their sacrifice could make a difference. Today, we are not so sure that those on Capitol Hill understand the magnitude of that sacrifice. Now Congress is coming after the next generation of federal employees by asking them to pay a permanent price to solve a temporary problem."
Press Release  ·  Feb 16, 2012

Dougan Urges Congress Not to Attach Federal Retirement Cuts, Pay Freeze, to ‘Doc Fix’ and Unemployment Insurance Extension
“Reports suggesting that members of both parties are looking to increase federal pension contributions or extend the pay freeze as a ‘pay-for’ to fund extended unemployment benefits and the ‘doc fix’ are deeply disturbing. Though we fully support extending much-needed unemployment benefits for victims of the great recession, we cannot allow it to be done on the backs of other middle class federal workers who are struggling to get by just like everyone else. Instead Congress should ask the wealthiest Americans, who continue to thrive during the economic downturn, to pitch in their fair share. There is something seriously wrong in our country when Congress doesn’t blink an eye at dipping into the pockets of middle class VA nurses and border patrol agents, but threatens to shut down the government when asked to raise taxes for millionaires and billionaires."
Press Release  ·  Feb 15, 2012

National President Dougan Blasts Federal Retirement Cuts in FY 2013 Budget Proposal
“Though we applaud the President for proposing an end to the two-year federal pay freeze, we strongly oppose all budget provisions undermining federal retirement security. The first proposal, which requires a 1.2% increase in the amount federal workers contribute to their pensions over three years, will have a serious impact on the retirement security federal employees were promised. Asking FERS employees to pay two and a half times more for their pensions in this strained economic environment could mean the difference between keeping a roof over their heads and going into foreclosure. The bill also calls for an end to the FERS annuity supplement for new hires, which provides a critical bridge between federal workers’ retirement date and the day they become eligible for social security."
Press Release  ·  Feb 13, 2012

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